[welz-lee] /ˈwɛlz li/ noun arthur, wellington, 1st duke of. his brother, robert colley [kol-ee] /ˈkɒl i/ (show ipa), 1st marquis, 1760–1842, british statesman and administrator, born in ireland: governor general of india 1797–1805. a city in e m-ssachusetts, near boston. wellesley /ˈwɛlzlɪ/ noun arthur. see (1st duke of) wellington2 his brother, richard colley, marquis wellesley. 1760–1842, british administrator. as governor general of bengal (1797–1805) he consolidated british power in india wellesley

town (township), norfolk county, eastern m-ssachusetts, u.s., just west of boston. originally part of dedham, it became the western precinct of needham when that town was set off in 1711. incorporated as a separate town in 1881, it was named for the estate of samuel welles, who had settled the site in 1763. although some manufacturing appeared in the late 19th century, the town’s character and initial growth were mainly influenced by wellesley college, founded there as a seminary for women in 1870 by henry fowle durant; its campus borders lake waban. the campus of babson college (1919) features a huge world globe 28 feet (9 metres) in diameter and weighing 25 tons, as well as a relief map of the united states that is 60 by 40 feet (18 by 12 metres). also located there is dana hall school (a girls’ boarding and day school founded in 1881) and a campus of m-ssachusetts bay community college (1961). area 10 square miles (26 square km). pop. (1990) 26,615; (2000) 26,613. learn more about wellesley with a free trial on britannica.com

[red-ing] /ˈrɛd ɪŋ/ noun rufus daniel isaacs, 1st marquis of, 1860–1935, lord chief justice of england 1913–21; viceroy of india 1921–26. a city in berkshire, in s england. a city in se pennsylvania. a town in e m-ssachusetts, near boston. a city in sw ohio. reading /ˈriːdɪŋ/ noun the act of a person who reads […]

[red-ing] /ˈrɛd ɪŋ/ noun rufus daniel isaacs, 1st marquis of, 1860–1935, lord chief justice of england 1913–21; viceroy of india 1921–26. a city in berkshire, in s england. a city in se pennsylvania. a town in e m-ssachusetts, near boston. a city in sw ohio. reading /ˈriːdɪŋ/ noun the act of a person who reads […]

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